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WELCOME TO MY LITTLE PART OF THE WORLD

WELCOME TO MY LITTLE PART OF THE WORLD

Thank you so much for taking the time out to visit my little part of the world. Please feel free to have a look around and leave me a message. You'll be updated each week as to what I've been up to and see what our amazing Design Team Diva's over Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge and fortnightly over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 have created just for you. Thanks so much for looking at my creations which is a special time just for me.

Hugs to everyone

Kathie

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This is one of my very favourite sketches from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Here is my card with JJ from Bugaboo and her Candy Cane.

Here are my blast from the past this sketch was used 20th April 2011

Same image just using alternate design papers and different embellishments and how they both look so different.

This week our sponsor is the wonderful

Jodie Mackrell the designer and owner of Bugaboo Stamps.

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. TodayBugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

Take care everyone wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Next week 1st January and 8th January my postings will be scheduled as I'm off to Australia with my family for 14 days with my hubby and the boys. I do hope scheduler is working and you'll get to see my cards.

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Well the countdown is on in my household, my youngest son keeps reminding me how many days to go for Christmas, I so wish he wouldn't as I have so much to do and I feel at this time of year there are less hours in the day. LOL.

Well this time next week it will be Christmas night for me and for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere you'll be waking up to Christmas morning and I here that a lot of you have plenty of snow in your areas for this time of year.

Congratulations to our winner and to our top 3 cards, great work everyone. I do wish there were more entries but I know how busy everyone is at this time of year.

Sketch # 237

Here's my card using this fun image by our very own

Sally Dube. This is a very easy sketch and its so awesome as you can use up all those scrap pieces of paper. I must admit that I was given 6 sample books of Anna Griffiths design papers and they are all 2 inches wide and 12 inches long and they are the perfect size for this type of sketch.

This week we have the wonderful

Sally Hancock the designer and owner of

DigiStamp Boutique sponsoring us this week.

Sally-Ann's Bio

All images/designs are created and copyright owned by Sally-Ann Hancock.My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating.

She has been sponsoring Sweet Sketch Wednesday once a month since we started which is totally amazing and Sally-Ann is very generous with her prizes.

really appreciate Sally-Ann's generosity which is very much appreciated by all of us especially when we select our images to use.

Don't forget to drop by DigiStamp Boutique and see what's new over there. Every month Sally-Ann is updating here vast array of amazing images and always has a monthly freebie for you to try before you buy.

Don't forget to show the design team a little love and leave them a message to show your appreciation and comment on their talents over here at

8. Inside my card: This is the same design as the Sally's sketch just without the added embellishments. This is left blank for your own personal message. I have already given this card to my son's house-master.

Well 7 days to go until Christmas, happy shopping and enjoy your Christmas preparations without to much stress. At the end of the day you are meant to enjoy and celebrate this happy occasion with your family and friends and not to go over the top and stress yourself out as you won't enjoy the day yourself. It's been very hot here in New Zealand so we are hoping that the fine weather hasn't peaked to early and that Christmas Day will also been hot and sunny.

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Good morning and welcome to another wonderfulSweet Sketch Wednesday. Congratulations to our winner and to our Top 3 cards great work everyone.

This week we have another wonderful easy sketch from our very own Sally.

Sketch # 236

Here is my card using sketch # 236

which is rather easy and shows off your wonderful design papers.

This week our sponsor is

Pattie's Creations.

Pattie Gomez Bio

I am an Internet Technology Professional and an Artist. I always dreamed of being an artist, but I found out quickly that I needed another field to support my family so I pursued a Degree in Information Technology. I love to use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks to enhance my work.

I created a character called Pattieboop and her cat named Allie. I have had so much fun coming up with different images so I also created a site to sell them. You can go to my store to find out more about Pattieboop & Allie. I know you will just love them when you see them.

Pattieboop is an 11 year old girl who is very opinionated. She was created by me, Pattie Gomez on September 7, 2009. Pattieboop is an average 11 year old and she loves dressing up. She is very petite in nature but stands tall because her mother always told her that “If you stand tall you will one day become someone important”. Pattieboop always remembers her mother’s words and makes sure she is noticed.Pattieboop has a favorite pet named Allie. Allie is a slender black cat and loves playing and spending time with Pattieboop. Allie spends most of her days napping and her nights are spent getting in to mischief…

Pattie is offering our very lucky winner

3 digital images from her online store.

Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday and check out what the rest of the design team have created with Pattie's images.

Thursday, 5 December 2013

We are getting so close to Christmas and there isn't enough hours in a day to get all my jobs done.

Today is Wednesday which means its another wonderful

Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Congratulations to our winner and to our Top 3 cards thanks so much for entering ladies it was lovely to see your work.

This week Sally has another wonderful sketch for you to enjoy, it's very easy and it's a sketch where you can use up all those scrap pieces of design paper we all have stashed away.

Sketch #235

Here's my card using Apple Bake by Elisabeth Bell.

Such a cute image it reminds me of making Apple Pies here in New Zealand with a green apple we use for cooking called

Granny Smith Apples.

This week or sponsor is Elisabeth Bell Designs.

About Elisabeth Bell Designs

Elisabeth Bells Digital Collection features enchanting, whimsical, Digital stamps for all of your paper-crafting projects!Although Elisabeth illustrates for several stamp companies, no one except Elisabeth Bell herself has a collection of sweet digital stamps, this is a perfect way to get your instant gratification.

With a growing catalog of high-quality digi stamps, Elisabeth offers a multitude of themes. Such as holidays, special occasions, childrens adorable characters, and just the everyday cuteness that Elisabeth is famous for producing.

These Digi Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, and are great for resizing, and rotating to suite your needs.

Inspiration, by her very own Design Team, is posted, and shared daily, on Elisabeth’s “Digi Bells Blog” using Elisabeth Bell’s digital art.

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Hi and welcome to my blog. I am married to William and one teenage son about to go to University and my second teenage son still at college. I'm very passionate about most crafts from Cross Stitch to Card Making. I love Digi Stamps and Digi downloads papers. If I'm not at home I'm sometimes at the office with my Hubby otherwise I'm on the road, travelling back an fourths to my sons' school and on the sports fields watching Football, Swimming Cricket or Tennis. Weekends and holidays are a very precious time for me with my family. Otherwise you could find us at our beach house or out on the boat or in my craft room making cards or spending time with my family and friends. We all love travelling so we try to get away overseas each year.